Luke Jordan Wins Molly Bilkins by Honest Labor
A farmer’s daughter Molly Bilkins rejects wealth without merit and marries Luke Jordan after he proves himself through honest work. Luke earns his livelihood making butter tubs and barrels and studies medicine while building a home with Molly, who waits faithfully as her father tests his character. The tale ends with their marriage and the couple flourishing under mutual support.
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Molly
Ake Jordan
Ibis
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Sin
Agibis
Mary Bilkins
Luke
Janke
Bilkins
Mr. Bilkins
Let Out My Gal How to Raise the Wind for Religious Purposes
A frontier preacher collected money for a church object but faced a deficit of twenty dollars. After various contributions, the hat stood at nineteen dollars and fifty cents when a half dollar was tossed through the window. A rough voice yelled, Let out my gal, and offered the money.
Tragic Wife Kills Husband In Self Defense Near Lavergne
In Rutherford County three miles south of Lavergne, Wm Zickman died after his wife struck him with a stick following prolonged abuse and intoxication. Neighbors found the body. a jury ruled the wife killed in self defense. The couple had five children, with the eldest about fourteen.
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Nashville Union
Abertoan
Zickman
Lavergne
Rutherford County
Gabe
Squire Brothers
Enterprising European Views on Johnson and Odd Cooking Anecdotes
A ragged mix of criticism of Andrew Johnson’s debt policy from European presses, a humorous bean cooking recipe mocking culinary failures, and a brief jest about a visiting nobleman at Baron Rothschild’s counting room. Names and details are fragmented, but the tone pairs satire with politics and social commentary.
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Andrew Johnson
Guana
Johmnson
Revolutionary Pensions and a Four Day Car Ordeal
The report notes only two surviving Revolutionary pensioners and counts widows married before 1794, 1800, and after, totaling 88. A Chicago man named John Hays frozen for four days was found aboard a B&O Railway car in Zanesville, rescued, and hospitalized, his tale deemed true and extraordinary.
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New York
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Joseph Sorana
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Hingis
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Iowa Democracy Elect a pope Mag istrate and Get Snubbed
A fragmented letter echoes political rancor as Iowa Democrats face voter discontent over appointing a Black voter to office. It references Winterset and Madison County, cites opposition to “colored man” Tony Epwards, and condemns concealed weapons with a Senate pistol anecdote, closing with a quip about General Durbin Ward.
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Kempeline
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